We are a family-owned funeral home that has served the communities of Ohio and West Virginia for over 100 years. Our goal is to provide all of the families we serve a respectful and dignified service at a fair price. Whether a traditional service or more contemporary-style service, we try to meet all the needs of the individuals and families we serve.
Aubrey (Wade) Wages, of Vincent, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on December 1, 2025.
He was born September 28, 1932 at his parent’s home in Akron, Ohio to the late Vernon and Florence (Keck) Wages. He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Carolyn Joan (Wagner) Southall, 68, of Marietta passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Marietta Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Joan was born December 26, 1956, in Marietta to Merle and Ethel Hagar Wagner.
She was a 1975 graduate of Warren High School. Joan later attended Washington State community College in Marietta, graduating in 1988 with an Associate of Applied Business in accounting Technology.
Dorothy Ann (Dottie) Daugherty, 88, of Marietta passed away at her home surrounded by her family on November 29, 2025. She was born on December 7, 1936, in Shade, Ohio a daughter of Francis Robinson and Mary Geneva Gose Robinson.
Dottie was a graduate of Chauncey High School in 1954. She had worked Marietta Food Center and retired from Walmart. She also cared for many children in her home. She was a long standing member of Marietta Bible Center Church. She loved to watch golf and OSU Football. She was kind and compassionate to everyone she met. Her greatest love was The Lord and her family.
Rodney Plaugher, 82, of Marietta passed away at 7:13 am, Friday, November 28, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He will be cremated and no services are scheduled at this time.
McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home is assisting the family and messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.
Marie Irene Skinner Mosser, 84, of Whipple, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ November, 26, 2025. She knew her Lord’s courageous spirit that helped her battle through cancer and the testimony of living her life for the Lord and giving him the glory. She was born in Waterford, Ohio May 31,1941, a daughter of the late Earl and Bertha Skinner.
She was a graduate of Waterford High School. She was a fulltime stay at home mother during her children’s childhood. Later in life, she worked at the Army Corps of Engineer as a sign maker and at the House of Wines.
Eddie Ray Emerick, 71, of Marietta passed away at 5:21 am, Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at the home of his son.
He was born on June 8, 1954 in Marietta a son of George Emerick and Joan Berry Emerick. Eddie retired from the Marietta School System as a custodian at Phillips School.
Jane Anne Tumas-Serna, 82, of Marietta, made her final journey, Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Jane was born December 21, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of the late John Thomas and Anne Norkus Thomas. She studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and philosophy at the University of Illinois, and later at the University of Missouri, where she met her husband, Manuel Antonio Serna-Maytorena.
Jane and Antonio moved to Athens, Ohio in 1966, where they were both professors at Ohio University.
